In this backdrop, Department of Disability Affairs, Govt. of India has taken several initiatives, which include,
i) Grant is provided to Vocational Training Centre (VTCs) under DDRS Scheme
ii) District Disability Rehabilitation Centres (DDRCs)
iii) Grants are provided for Vocational Training of differently abled persons by National Institutes for PwDs and their Regional Centres, i.e., NIHH (Mumbai), NIVH (Deharadun), NIMH (Secunderabad) & NIEPMD (Chennai).
iv) NHFDC implements a scheme of Financial Assistance for skill & Entrepreneur Development Programme for PwDs. The PwDs in the age group 15 to 55 years will also be covered under stipend programme @ Rs. 1,000/- per trainee per month for the training upto the duration of one year.
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